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Mitt Romney in airplane slap-fest with semi-celebrity rappers

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Starman, Feb 20, 2010.

  1. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    http://www.freep.com/article/20100220/ENT07/2200460/1319/Rapper-in-flap-with-Mitt-Romney

     
  2. DisembodiedOwlHead

    DisembodiedOwlHead Active Member

    He couldn't keep his MITTS off them!

    Wocka Wocka
     
  3. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

    Lotta chutzpah, Mitt.

    You asked. He said no. You lose. Commercial flight's a bitch, ain't it?
     
  4. Bob Cook

    Bob Cook Active Member

    First, Owl, you made me spit out my drink.

    Second, did something like this ever happen between George Romney and Berry Gordy? Is this Son of the Prominent Michiganders' Airplane Slapfest?
     
  5. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Not if it's before take off. Seats have to be up. After take off, yeah. Then your only recourse is to jam your knees into the back of the seat for the entire flight.

    That's why you've got to know your plane. Either get an emergency exit row, or on some planes -- depending on layout -- the exit row doesn't recline. In that case, the row behind the exit row is pretty good.

    But the guy involved sounds like a real thug if you ask me.
     
  6. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member


    This was pre-takeoff? My bad. Absolutely. Mitt's wholly within his rights.
     
  7. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Pretty sure. The guy was taken off the plane prior to takeoff.

    Here's an account from the Boston Herald:

     
  8. fishhack2009

    fishhack2009 Active Member

    Romney, from the article, was the first to initiate physical contact. If there's a problem, you get the flight attendant. Last I checked, Romney wasn't in charge of anything.
     
  9. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    Maybe it was just his way of paying tribute to Al Haig.
     
  10. terrier

    terrier Well-Known Member

    Mitt Romney: The Mormon Fucking Arm of the Law
    (courtesy "The Hotel New Hampshire," John Irving)
     
  11. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    Does Mitt Romney have to slap a bitch?
     
  12. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Mitt should have lead them in a round of Who Let the Dogs Out.
     
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